High Voltage Alternating Current Test System

• Subject Area: Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
• Term: Funded in 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 505072455

The Institute of Electrical Energy Systems (LEES) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) conducts research and teaching in various fields of electrical power engineering. Our focus of research comprises the design and operation of future grid structures as well as the integration of renewable energy systems and storages under the aspect of grid stability and service security. For our research, we operate a high voltage and high current laboratory for hardware tests and diagnostics of novel electrical equipment and various laboratories for power system simulation. The focus of the Institute regarding high voltage and high current engineering lays on fundamental material research and the development of prototypes. In addition to fundamental research, the Institute also conducts standard tests on fully developed products and system components. Electrical equipment and system components need to be tested thoroughly in order to determine their operating behavior and physical limitations. Being able to conduct high voltage and high current tests is a unique feature of our laboratories in the scientific landscape. The aim of the present application is to expand the measurement capabilities of our high voltage laboratory with a high voltage alternating current (HVAC) test system. The new HVAC test system will provide a higher accuracy and flexibility for the high voltage tests. With the new HVAC test system current research projects and methods can be improved and further developed. Furthermore, new research fields shall be established and a contribution to a sustainable power grid shall be made. This application goes hand in hand with various infrastructural measures, which have been carried out by the university in recent years. It includes safety measures as well as the long-term guarantee of constant test conditions by installing air conditioning in the high voltage test hall.

• DFG Programme: Major Research Instrumentation
• Major Instrumentation: Wechselspannungsprüfanlage
• Instrumentation Group: 2680 Spezielle Geräte für Hochspannungs- und Hochstromlaboratorien
• Applicant Institution: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Leader: Professor Dr.-Ing. Matthias Luther